'Abdel Hakim 'Amer (Arabic: عبد الحكيم عامر) ‎ (December 11 1919– September 14 1967) was an Egyptian military general and political leader. 'Amer was born in Astal (Egypt), Samallot, in the Al Minya Governorate in 1919. After finishing grade school, 'Amer attended the Cairo Military Academy and was commissioned into the Egyptian Army in 1939.